Headlight for motor-driven vehicles.



narran sfr..

HEADLIGHT FR MOTORDREVEN VEHCLES.

LEON C. ROSE, GF ONEOEIT..

Specication of Letters Patent.

application filed October 2S, 1913. Serial fo. 722833387.'V

vso as to operate aiitoinaticallv with the steering mechanism tor throwimgl the rays of light in advance ol' the machine when the same is traveling straight ahead. turning a corner or rounding a curve.

The invention provides a headlight ot the nature hereinbefore'stated which may la: readily applied 'to any make or type. ot' automobile or kindreddnotor vehicle so as to operate with the steering mechanism and to insure the beams of light being thrown in the path ot the vehicle under all conditi ns thereby prevent-ing a. fatalitvwvhieh would Otherwise be liable to occur when turning;T from a straight course after dark.

The, invention provides novel mountings for the lamp supports whereby the saine. are permitted to turn and novel connecting; means between such connections and drag link or rod generally provided for connecting the arms of the, steering knuckles whether such drag link is located in tront or in the rear of the axle.

The invention consists ot' the novel teatures. details ot' construct-ion 'and combination ot pai'ts.wliich hereinafter will be more particularlv set forth. illustrated in the accoiupanyingr drawing. and pointed out in the appended claim.

Referring to the drawing. 'forming a part ol the specification. Figure, l is a front view of an automobile provided with head lamps embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan view ot the front portion of the chassis showing" the relation ot' the eordinate parts. Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. '2 showing' the applicatiton of the invention when the dragr link or rod connecting the a rms ot' the the application of the invention when the axle. Fig'. -lis a sectional detail showing,r the means t'or emineeting the lamp support to the traine of the machine ina manner to adV mit ot the lamp turning. Fig. 5 is a side view ot' the parts shown in Fig. Li. Fig". G is a top plan view of the part designed to '.,means ot receive the lamp supporta Fig. T is a detail view ot' the adjustable connection torin- Ing part of the connecting, means between a lainp support and the drag link or Vconnecting rod.

Correspondine and like parte are referred to in the following description. and indicatedfin all the views ot' the tunning, bv.

the same reference characters.

l` he numeral 1 designates` the drag link or rod eonneeting the arms l extending 'troni the steering knuckles of an antoniohue or analogous motor vehicle rlfhis drag link or eonneetir rod inav he. located either in the front or in the rear of indicated most clear-lv in Figs. bracket 3 is constructed to receive the shank or stem of the @asu-.il fork or lai/np support eonin'is -1 head and a This brackrw i stein if the lait-'1 and provided at its lower end with a polygonal or noncirrular portion 3 with which an arm (l connects so as to prewnt relative turning of me brat" t and arm. Balls 7 are interposed hetueen tle. of the bracket 3 and a bearingr 8 which is adapted to be secured to a suitable part of the machine trame so as to facilitate the turning of the hrackethand thereby otter a minimum resistance to the movement ot the steering and lamp mechanisms. The stein ot the lamp fork or support #l is adapted to he elampcd to the head ot' the bra 'het il and for this purpose a plate il is adapted to be secured to a side of the bracket head by iolts lil or 'fasteninggs The gripping ot the parte clamping' the shank of lmnp supportk are` rece sed to insure a n flipping action. it is to be understood that the lamp suppe-rt fork niay he secured to the bracket in any manner. The bearingT S has vcrtieal opening to reeeive the shank fl of the bracket Il and is also formed with flanges which are apertured to receive fastening means whereby the bearing is attached to a bar or other o n'enient part of the trame of the machine. The provision ot the hearing S enables the invention to be applied to various makes of motor driven vehicles and also provides convenient means for receiving the bracket 3 and supporting such bracket in a manner to turn freely whirl sential.

lh Yy constructed in a or shortened there- Patented l2, i915.

Lizeio vcntion to the diiferent makes or machines so as to obtain the best results As indicated most ciearly in Fig. 7' the arm 6 is composed of sliding sections or parte which are longitudinally slotted and then held in the adjusted position by means of the fastening il. The lower end of the shank 4 of the bracket 3 is threaded botnabove and below the polygonal portion 5 so as to io receive .nuts 12 and i3 between which the arm i5 secured. The nut 12 the lower end of the bearing 8 and prevents vertical movement of 'the bracket The lower nut 13 may be secured in any manner as hy 15 means of a jam nut.

A rod 14- connects the out/:r end ofthe arm 6 with the clamp i5 secured 'to the drag 'link or connecting rod l. The ends of the rods le are pivotaily connected to the res ective Yverts to rermit of a ivotal mover it ment between them so as to avoid binding.

The ends of the rods 11.2; are forked so as to' embrace the parts to which they are pivotaily connected thereby equa izing the strain upon the pivot faste-hinge.

When a lapting the invention to the head lamps of a motor vehicle the supports are disconnected from the frame of the Inachine and are secured to the brackets 3, and

the bearings 8 are attached to the side bars or other convenient part of the frame of the ,machine in the most advantageous position.

-f-The clamps 15 are connected to the arms 6 by means or the rods le 1t being under 35 stood that the lcngthcr the arms 6 is adjusted to insure proper tornio(T of 'the head lamps when the steering wheels oi 'the machine are moved so as to cause the light to be thrown in advance of machine 'when 40 going .in a straight course, turning a corner or rounding a curve.

It will be understood from the foregoing taken in connection with the accompanying drawings that the invention is of such a nature as to admit of any machine being readily equipped with a headlight which is automatic in operation to throw the light in the path of the machine under all conditions thereby lighting up the roadway to such an extent as to enable the driver to avoid collision or the running into a ditch or other y depression or obstruction.

From the foregoing descrlptlon, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing,

the advantages of the construction and of the method oi' operation will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art to which the invention appertains, and while I have described the principle of operation of the invention, together with the device which l now consider to be the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have it understood that the device shown is merely illustrative, and that such changes may be made when desired as are within the scope of the claim appended hereto.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new, is

in a movable headlight for vehicles, the combinatlon or" a lamp support having a stem, a bracket comprising a head and stern, 

